Source for Euro Trailer Jack & Bracket

So... If you're sinking at 1 meter/sec and cruising at 100 km/hr, what's
your glide ratio?

If you're sinking at 2 kts and flying at 60 kts, what's your glide ratio?

How many km per degree of longitude?

How many nm per degree of longitude?

I could go on...


"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
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On Aug 4, 11:33 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:

I've used a swivel jack with wheel on my Cobra trailer for 18 years.
Works well, swivels up out of the way for travel, only $30. Go to
westmarine.com and search for "swivel jack".

Eric Greenwell

Eric - Thanks for the comment. The type you describe is the type that
I have now and it is fine. But for various reasons having to do with
space considerations I want the removable type. It seems that here in
the US no such item is used or available (except from glider trailer
parts sources). However, in Europe and elsewhere, it is the
standard. It took me a while to figure out that a "swivel jack" in US-
speak is a "jockey wheel" in Euro-speak. American doing its own thing
I guess - and don't even get me started on why we are the only country
that doesn't use metric (except for Liberia and Myanmar!).

- John "Metric" DeRosa

On 8/6/2012 6:53 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... If you're sinking at 1 meter/sec and cruising at 100 km/hr,
what's your glide ratio?

If you're sinking at 2 kts and flying at 60 kts, what's your glide ratio?

How many km per degree of longitude?

How many nm per degree of longitude?

I could go on...

I don't fly using glide ratios, so being able to determine them easily
isn't an asset. I use McCready numbers for the speed to fly and for the
glide calculation, which is done by my flight computer. As for km, NM,
and degrees of latitude, I also let the flight computer work it's magic.

Doesn't everybody do it that way now? :^)

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl
- "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what
you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz

Frankly, I see no value in switching. I already have two sets of tools, SAE
and metric. If we switch, then my SAE tools will become redundant.

Heck, my Harley-Davidson requires both sets of tools (sheesh)...


"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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On 8/6/2012 6:53 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... If you're sinking at 1 meter/sec and cruising at 100 km/hr,
what's your glide ratio?

If you're sinking at 2 kts and flying at 60 kts, what's your glide ratio?

How many km per degree of longitude?

How many nm per degree of longitude?

I could go on...

I don't fly using glide ratios, so being able to determine them easily
isn't an asset. I use McCready numbers for the speed to fly and for the
glide calculation, which is done by my flight computer. As for km, NM, and
degrees of latitude, I also let the flight computer work it's magic.

Doesn't everybody do it that way now? :^)

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl
- "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what
you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz

Update - After some research, and after finding the right term to
search for (always the hardest part - "What is that thingy called?") I
have found lots of sources for the Jockey wheel (Australia, Europe)
but none in the US. Shipping is the killer, something like $80-$90
for a $30 part. I did find a beat up used item in Indiana. The
search goes on.

So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?

$35 for this:
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html


"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
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Update - After some research, and after finding the right term to
search for (always the hardest part - "What is that thingy called?") I
have found lots of sources for the Jockey wheel (Australia, Europe)
but none in the US. Shipping is the killer, something like $80-$90
for a $30 part. I did find a beat up used item in Indiana. The
search goes on.

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 7:43:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?



$35 for this:

http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html

I'm pretty sure John is looking for one where the entire screw-jack-and-wheel can be removed from the mounting bracket.

I looked at the one on my newer Komet trailer, and the bracket is definitely something that could be fabricated locally, albeit not without some effort. Two pieces of steel angle and a steel piano hinge with a threaded insert on the backing plate. A fair amount of drilling and grinding in addition to welding, now that I look at it...

There are many styles. The jack that I pointed out can be rotated 90
degrees which makes it parallel with the trailer tongue. Why would you need
to remove it?


"Papa3" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 7:43:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?



$35 for this:

http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html

I'm pretty sure John is looking for one where the entire
screw-jack-and-wheel can be removed from the mounting bracket.

I looked at the one on my newer Komet trailer, and the bracket is definitely
something that could be fabricated locally, albeit not without some effort.
Two pieces of steel angle and a steel piano hinge with a threaded insert on
the backing plate. A fair amount of drilling and grinding in addition to
welding, now that I look at it...